LIFT-GBM — Life Insights From Technology
OurBrainBank advanced to the full-proposal stage for a $200,000 quality-of-life research grant. When that funding route closed, the need remained.
Now we are asking the community to help launch a national virtual study of 50 adults living with glioblastoma and 50 care partners.
LIFT-GBM Study
Using smartphones to explore daily life changes for people with GBM and their care partners.
OurBrainBank is a research collaborator with Dana-Farber and Mass General Brigham on the LIFT-GBM study. Using smartphone-based digital phenotyping, researchers explore patterns in social isolation, social support, mobility, and quality of life.
Participants answer brief questions and securely share smartphone patterns about mobility, activity, and connection. No message content, call audio, or voice recordings.
Adults
Adults
What LIFT-GBM Explores
LIFT-GBM focuses on four parts of life that traditional research can miss.
How loneliness and connection change over time.
How support systems shape well-being.
How daily movement shifts between appointments.
How patients and care partners experience daily life with GBM.
How the Research Fits Together
OurBrainBank is a research collaborator with Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber on the existing LIFT-GBM — Life Insights From Technology study.
Using smartphones to explore daily life changes for people with GBM and their care partners.
The study uses smartphone-based digital phenotyping.
Our planned national community study would expand this research beyond academic centers. Ultimately, we hope to explore how findings compare across both studies.
Why We Need Your Help
When the $200,000 grant route closed, OurBrainBank turned to the community.
Your gift helps us prepare and launch the national cohort, support participants, collect secure data, analyze findings, and share what we learn.
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